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Online Reference

Biography : In Context This link opens in a new window
Discover the world's most influential people by searching narrative biographies, news, magazine, and multimedia content. Includes some peer-reviewed material
Credo Academic Core Collection This link opens in a new window
Search in hundreds of encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, quotations, and subject-specific titles, as well as 200,000+ image, audio, and video files. Includes research supports such as Mind Map tool, Research Quick Tips, and Topic Browse.

People in the Bible

All the People in the Bible by Richard R. Losch
Call Number: REF BS570 .L66 2008
"A comprehensive gathering of persons found in the Bible, including the Apocrypha, this book really delivers on its title: literally all of the Bible's characters appear in this reference work. The bulk of the book consists of Losch's A-Z articles covering the familiar and the not-so-familiar figures in Scripture..."
Women in Scripture by Carol L. Meyers (Editor); Toni Craven (Editor); Ross S. Kraemer (Editor); Carol Meyers (Editor)
Call Number: REF BS575 .W593 2000
Since the 1960s many biblical scholars have studied the Bible with a focus on gender. Seven years in the making, centuries overdue, Women in Scripture is the groundbreaking work that will finally open this field to readers of all backgrounds.
Who's Who in the Bible by Reader's Digest Editors
Call Number: REF BS570.R43 1994
This volume offers in-depth portraits of more than 500 biblical characters, from Moses' brother Aaron to Job's friend Zophar.

Researching the Bible

The Catholic Bible Concordance by C. W. Lyons (Compiled by); Thomas Deliduka (Compiled by)
Call Number: REF BS425 .L96 2009
"The first and only concordance for the Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSV-CE) of the Bible. This exhaustive reference tool contains over 15,000 words and 300,000 entries, and has listings for both the first and second editions of the RSV-CE."
The New Jerome Biblical Commentary by Raymond E. Brown
Call Number: REF BS491.2.N485 1990
"This contemporary verse by verse commentary examines the scientific, literary, and historical content of the Scriptures — reflecting the exegetical variation found within the community of scholars. Features current theories on dating, historical reconstruction, and archaeological information. Includes articles on Jesus, the Early Church, Gnosticism, and the subapostolic church."
The Catechism of the Catholic Church by Libreria Editrice Vaticana Staff
Call Number: REF BX1961.C35 1994
This book discusses The Profession of Faith, The Celebration of the Christian Mystery, Life in Christ, and Christian Prayer.

Course Reserves

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